pictures to prove it™

interestingly i know a few of the people in this collection and i haven’t heard any of them mention it. maybe being on the other side of the lens is a bit too difficult for them to share.

photographers in conflict is a collection of portraits and interviews of several contemporary photographers who have covered areas of conflict. the collection is impressive, including; shaul schwarz, marco di lauro,ben lowy, bruno stevens, samantha appleton and many others.

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In the aftermath of Abu Ghraib and the Tsunami, a cross-section of 32 photographers were invited in sit for a portrait by the artists Goran Galic and Gian-Reto Gredig, into a Spartan, black painted studio, in order to capture their still portraits and video interviews. By isolating the photojournalists and placing them in front of their camera, Galic and Gredig reverse the asymmetrical power relationship between photographer and subject, and explore the self-perception of the photographers.

this unique site provides an opportunity to buy prints from some fabulous photographers and support some worthy causes.

http://collectdotgive.org

those who know me, know i love comic books as much as a love photos. i was thrilled when i stumbled onto this story at PDNonline. ive been suggesting that ben lowy do a graphic novel of his first trip to Iraq, but draw it himself. maybe this will inspire him.

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“Drawings and photographs are like oil and water,” says graphic artist Emmanuel Guibert. “One always wants to kill the other. They are like enemies.”

Despite this esthetic antipathy, however, Guibert’s graphic illustrations blend peacefully and seamlessly with the black-and-white photographs taken by his late friend Didier Lefèvre in The Photographer (First Second Books, 2009), a deeply compelling narrative in words, drawings and photographs. The book, a 278-page graphic memoir, describes Lefèvre’s first mission to Afghanistan for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in 1986, during the Soviet occupation of the country. (continued here…)

© Kurt Weston

Time.com has this great photo essay featuring the work of blind photographers exhibiting their work at the California Museum of Photography. the exhibit called Sight Unseen includes work by; Kurt Weston, Ralph Baker, Evgen Bavcar, Henry Butler, Pete Eckert, Bruce Hall, Annie Hesse, Rosita McKenzie, Gerardo Nigenda, Michael Richard, Alice Wingwall and others.

A glimpse at my roomie Ami’s exhibit done in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. (from the photoshelter blog.)